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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1939
Page
2
Union residents Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Butterfield and family marked Thanksgiving at the Joe Fredrickson home while Clara Madsen of Des Moines, a student nurse, visited her parents. Numerous guests gathered for dinners as Kinship clubs met for sewing and lunch.
The community marked J A Linder s sixtieth birthday with a Dunnell afternoon party recognizing thirty years of service in Immanuel Lutheran Sunday school. Other celebrations included Mrs William Roggon s first Dunnell birthday party, the Birthday Club event for Mrs Asp, and gatherings for Mrs A J Johnson and R W Swenberg. Weekend visitors included six Gustavus Adolphus College students from St Peter.
The ladies aid society of the community church will meet Thursday afternoon December 14 with Mrs Christie Richards Mrs Gerald Richards Mrs T B Richards and Mrs John Kono as hostesses A 26 cent supper will be served Other notes mention ill health and visits among local families with trips to Ree Heights Osage Buffalo Center and Mitchellville and a Thanksgiving vacation closing and a high school band concert in Bee ville.
Northern Lumber Co Farm Implement Dept sponsors a big John Deere Day in Estherville on Friday December 15 for farmers and families. The all talking feature Joel Gentry in Hollywood stars John King Rosina Lawrence Marilyn Knowlden and others. Four additional shorts cover tractor history animal power elimination harvesting and farm equipment news. Tickets required. inquire at the implement office before show day.
Thanksgiving weekend notes record church services at Immanuel Lutheran with Juanita Dahl berg Frederic Wis Dolores Mo haupt Grand Rapids Meta and Norma Nason Isle and Arthur Friberg Omaha Neb and Neale Nelson Cannon Falls. Sermon delivered by Mr Nelson son of Rev Birger Nelson. Families from Gowrie and Rush City visited relatives in Gowrie and Minneapolis while Lloyd Hage Inwood joined Arthur Erickson farm events. James Anderson marked eighteenth birthday with a St James dinner hosted by A G Anderson and guests from St James families.
Thanksgiving scenes fill the Estherville area as numerous families visit relatives across nearby towns. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Troy Fisher of Atlantic with Mrs. Charles Stewart, Mrs. Herb Olson visiting Colesbury relatives, and many others from Swea City, Lakefield Mina, Spirit Lake, and Terril. The report notes multiple visits, dinners, and a tooth extraction, with local social events like the Social Hour club gathering and travel to Bloomington Ill for a visit.
Lola Wilson of Estherville visited with Mrs. William Stow where Wilson lived while teaching in Dolliver last year. She teaches at New Hampton this year and spent Thanksgiving in Estherville. Earl Rogers of Grover visited former schoolmates. Maurine Harker of Spirit Lake, former Dolliver music instructor, visited last week. Postmaster H A Tvedte received notice of his mother’s death in Norway. Mrs Tvedte, 85, and her husband ran a store. sons H A Tvedte of Dolliver, Olaf of Estherville, Egil of Minneapolis, and brother Simon Lilland of Dolliver survive. Adam Miller family of Ames visited Dolliver and Armstrong areas. Miller once supervised Dolliver schools. The town well was repaired and a new well is being dug as the old one may fail again. Thanksgiving guests at A J Oswalt home included Mrs Mary Patchin and son Andrew of Fairmont. William Working and sister Mrs Ella Ratchle and son Donald. Mr and Mrs Dan Uahey of Minneapolis. Ward Hansen family moves to a farm near Riceville. Raymond Olson injured a thumb cutting with a saw a few days ago.
In a tense night drive Vaughn and a captured adventuress debate loyalties and plots. She claims she aimed to foil Vaughn and secure the Heart for Constanescu, while Vaughn suspects treachery. They reveal escape plans, hidden letters, and a staged threat as they race toward the police and a field ready for action.
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